Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31

विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath

Devanagari script

कृपां कुरु महादेवि हरिं बोधय बोधय । यथा स्वलोकं पायात्स सुचित्तस्सुरकार्यकृत्

Transliteration

kṛpāṃ kuru mahādevi hariṃ bodhaya bodhaya | yathā svalokaṃ pāyātsa sucittassurakāryakṛt

Translation

おおマハーデーヴィーよ、どうか慈悲を垂れたまえ—ハリを目覚めさせよ、目覚めさせたまえ—清らかな心で神々の御旨を成し遂げ、彼が自らの天界へ安らかに帰還できますように。

Word by Word

• कृपाम्: mercy
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुरु: do/show
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बोधय: awaken/instruct
• बोधय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative sense: cause to understand)

• बोधय: awaken (again)
• बोधय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Clause linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उद्देश्यबोधक (so that/as)

• स्वलोकम्: his own world
• स्वलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वः लोकः)

• पायात्: may he protect / may he attain (context-dependent)
• पायात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुचित्तः: of good mind
• सुचित्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु चित्तं यस्य)

• सुरकार्यकृत्: doer of the gods’ task
• सुरकार्यकृत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर + कार्य + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘कृत्’ (कर्तरि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणां कार्यं करोति)

Speaker

A deva (gods’ side) addressing Mahādevī (Pārvatī/Durgā) within the battle narrative

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; the verse is a direct petition for Śakti’s kr̥pā to remove delusion—functionally an anugraha-prārthanā within the yuddha narrative.

Significance: Models bhakti as supplication for grace: the bound (pāśa-affected) condition is relieved not merely by instruction but by the Goddess’s compassionate awakening.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: kṛpāṃ kuru mahādevi hariṃ bodhaya bodhaya

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights the Shaiva view that divine grace (anugraha) flows through Mahādevī: even great cosmic functions succeed when the higher Shakti awakens right understanding and restores a pure intention aligned with dharma.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The appeal to Mahādevī reflects Saguna devotion—approaching Shiva’s power (Shakti) in a personal form for protection and guidance; such prayerful surrender is the same devotional attitude cultivated in Linga worship seeking Shiva’s compassionate governance of events.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse suggests a practice of invoking grace before action—mentally repeating a prayer to Mahādevī and Shiva; devotees may pair it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind and act as “sucitta” (pure-minded).